We Serve LGBTQ+ Youth
A riotous celebration of Hip-Hop politics, dance, comedy, circus, striptease and song, featuring a bevy of powerful First Nation women from Aboriginal Australian, Samoan, Tongan, Indonesian, Maori and South African backgrounds. Please RSVP attendance to jdavis@hmi.org or jellis@hmi.org.
M.A.D. Lounge presents our Spring Mixer on April 25th with live music, free food, art show and more! For more info, please contact jdavis@hmi.org.
Join us for this year's Pride festivities as we celebrate our 40-year anniversary along with World Pride and Stonewall50. Visit our PRIDE page for a full list of events that HMI and its youth will be participating in for World Pride.
This year, HMI will be the host of the KiKi Coalition’s annual Youth Pride Fest to celebrate HMI’s 40th anniversary, World Pride, and Stonewall50. There will be games, food, music, raffles, and much more. The event is open and free to the public.
To celebrate HMI’s 40th anniversary, World Pride, and Stonewall50, HMI is partnering with JW Marriot Essex House New York to host this year's Damien Awards.
Hetrick-Martin Institute & The Kiki Coalition presents The 15th Annual HMI Awards Ball - JUMANJI with a wide range of categories!
March with us at the Queens Pride Parade! First 20 youth to arrive at the meetup with receive a gift card.
March with us at Brooklyn Pride! First 20 youth to arrive will receive a gift card.
VIP ROOM in celebration of you who aged out during quarantine or age out by June 24, 2022. Commemorate your time at HMI with friends and staff as you begin your next chapter. GIFTS - SNACKS - RESOURCES
Come march with HMI at NYC Pride with Legendary Snookie Juicy on the mic!
The amazing collection of international young artists from the Young Vic Theatre in London and HMI's very own talent in the Ballroom Scene, together will create a scratch performance around the theme of Communities of Resistance.
Learn inner and outer beauty hacks every Thursday 4-5pm! Skincare, haircare, affordable self-care and more! Email evrishac@eyesnyc.org
Find Your Stanza! is an in-person poetry writing group. Join us for guided activities, time to write, and space for supportive sharing with others. Writing materials will be provided. New and experienced writers are welcome! Feel free to reach out to Elena at eofferman@hmi.org for more information or if you'd like to come to the …
SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS IS POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE we apologize for the inconvenience. Saturday Night Lights (Dance and Basketball) have moved to 2 Astor Place, Saturday from 4-7pm. For more info email Charles at cparker@hmi.org
HMI's Open Art Studio offers a variety of materials for your free creative expression, including (but not limited to) watercolor and acrylic paints, oil and chalk pastels, pencils, pen and ink, collage materials, fiber arts, printmaking materials, sculpture materials (plaster, clay, model magic, found objects), paper crafts, glitter, and more. Using materials to express yourself …